women

Profiles the life and career of gold medalist figure skater, Kristi Yamaguchi, and chronicles her childhood, physical disabilities, and personal and professional achievements.

Presents a biography of best-selling artist Mariah Carey, whose vocal styles are drawn from gospel and rhythm and blues.

World War II resistance fighter Pearl Witherington Cornioley describes her experiences as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).

Examines the life and career of Civil War surgeon Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, one of the first female physicians in the United States.

Provides an overview of the suffrage movement in the United States, with personal accounts from women involved in the movement, views from both sides of the debate over women's voting rights, information on the Nineteenth Amendment, and analysis of the amendment's modern-day ramifications.

Contains twenty-six accounts of women who performed heroic feats in World War II as members of the Resistance, couriers, spies, and in other roles.

Biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, who rose above personal difficulties to become a noted champion of humanitarian causes.

A biography of Susan B. Anthony, a women who worked to bring equality to women and African Americans.

Describes the life and career of Ellen Ochoa, including her work with NASA as the first Latina to go to space.

Looks at the life of aviatrix Amelia Earhart, the first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic solo, who vanished without a trace while she was attempting to fly around the world.